Word: fashion
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...discretion whatsoever, has sought to show off his prize wife with the ostentation of a child with a new toy. Other minor issues, such as the state of the economy, have been eclipsed by matters of clear importance, such as the new First Lady’s excellent fashion sense...
...Samayoa ’10 says. “It transcends and goes beyond that.” The variety of pieces included in the show demonstrates this multiplicity. Artworks focus on topics from abortion to bell peppers. Any piece that was submitted in a timely fashion was included in the show, resulting in a range of both quality and topic. “All the pieces are so personal that if the person felt that it fit with the theme, then that qualified it,” Samayoa says of the decision.Indeed, many artists took a very personal approach...
...were, in general, a terrible time for fashion. There is something so offensive about the decade’s frumpy minimalism, square-toed ankle boots, and embrace of themed sweaters. The other day I was watching “Blossom” and I was struck, almost physically, with the greatness of Joey Lawrence and the hideousness of Six’s floral jumper. As I looked more closely at Six’s jumper, I realized, with the nauseating clearness of direct exposure, just how horrible it was. It had red and black flowers, vines, and polka dots...
...real! She really shuffles. So, they are still together. Grateful and reconciled, he falls back into his fragile sleep.” Juxtaposing the tenderness of love and the fear of its possible loss, Hartwig grasps the most familiar parts of ordinary life and presents them in an estranged fashion, reintroducing us to its intricacies as if we were once again seeing them for the first time.Her overarcing statements read as if they weren’t meant for an audience, but rather as proverbial, unconditional truths of life that ultimately transcend the subject matter of any piece...
...certain psychological importance in Davey’s photographs, a suggestion that the things in our homes and offices correspond to the thoughts in our minds. Sometimes Davey photographs objects in their natural habitats of kitchens, living rooms, and bedrooms; other times she arranges them in a more deliberate fashion. The contrast creates tension between the natural and the constructed: books casually line the shelves of Davey’s study in some photographs, while others feature books by Sartre and Rilke next to rolls of film or Chekhov and Cheever on a flowered quilt. This latter category of photographs...